Marvel: Hunter

However, although these neatly arranged phalanx troops wore different clothing, carried different weapons, and had different builds, they still shared certain common traits.

"Wakanda forever!!!"

"Wakanda forever!!!" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Wakanda forever!!!"

Blaine was wondering what they were about to do when, all of a sudden, everyone in front of him raised their weapons high and slammed them into the ground. The sudden movement startled him, and for a moment he thought they were about to attack.

Still, the display was undeniably impressive. That said, every time they shouted, Blaine couldn’t help but find it a little funny.

"Is Wakanda over?"

"Hahahahahaha..."

Although Blaine knew they meant ’Wakanda forever’, hearing it shouted like that made it sound as if Wakanda were finished...

"The people we met were all old friends,"

"You even sent out your army to welcome me."

"Isn’t that a bit over the top?"

"Aren’t you coming out to see me yourself?"

Seeing the situation escalate, Blaine couldn’t just sit there any longer. It was obvious these people regarded him as an enemy. If he tried to force his way through the ranks now, they would rush forward without hesitation to stop him.

If things really came to that, with Blaine’s methods, there probably wouldn’t be a single person left alive on this grassland. But Blaine’s objective clearly wasn’t something that could be achieved so easily.

Therefore, facing Wakanda’s army as if confronting a great enemy, Blaine chose to ignore it for the time being. After all, T’Challa’s female guards were present, which meant T’Challa himself was likely nearby.

And just as Blaine expected, right after he finished speaking, the female guards spread out, making way for the figure of T’Challa within.

Blaine wore a hood, so T’Challa couldn’t see his expression clearly. By contrast, T’Challa wasn’t wearing a mask, allowing Blaine to clearly see his tense face.

"You Wakandans are really hard to find,"

"And what is that shield outside made of?"

"Not only is its defense incredible,"

"Even mental power is blocked."

"It’s impressive."

After all, Blaine had come here to ask for something, and since the other party was already looking at him with hostility, any further delay would only make things worse. The result was obvious, so Blaine did something uncharacteristic and took the initiative to start the conversation.

"What are you doing here?"

Blaine didn’t expect that someone who had always been indifferent to others would make him feel this way today.

Still, it wasn’t surprising. T’Challa had met Blaine long ago—during the Avengers Civil War, at that airport.

Rather than saying they knew each other, it was more accurate to say they ’didn’t’. After all, the moment Blaine appeared, he had broken several of T’Challa’s ribs. With an ending like that, how could T’Challa possibly have a good impression of him?

On top of that, T’Challa had clearly seen Blaine punching and kicking Wakanda’s protective shield earlier. As a result, he immediately activated all defenses, especially around the area where the Bounty Hunter was located. The shield’s energy output was pushed to the maximum, raising its defensive capabilities to their absolute limit.

After analyzing the energy contained in the Bounty Hunter’s last punch, T’Challa even doubted whether the shield could withstand it. To be on the safe side, he made a risky decision, allowing the Bounty Hunter’s attack to pass through the protective barrier into open air. Judging from the Bounty Hunter’s posture, T’Challa believed he was about to forcibly break through Wakanda’s defenses and slaughter everyone inside.

After all, during the Avengers Civil War, Blaine had single-handedly—no, with nothing but that black robe—beaten the entire Avengers team into submission. With that level of combat power and sheer strength, how could T’Challa not remain on high alert?

The moment T’Challa detected the Bounty Hunter outside Wakanda’s protective shield, he activated the highest-level alarm and quickly summoned the nation’s entire army to jointly resist his arrival.

However, when T’Challa noticed that the Bounty Hunter showed no intention of attacking, combined with what he had just said, T’Challa became even more confused. Under those circumstances, how could he possibly look pleased?

"Don’t worry. I’m just here to visit today,"

"No hostile intentions."

Through mind-reading, Blaine naturally understood what was going through T’Challa’s head. At the moment, his own mood wasn’t tense at all—if anything, he found it a bit amusing. The Black Panther, like a startled bird, was simply far too wary of him...

In fact, earlier Blaine had thought Wakanda’s intelligence agency had already learned of his purpose in advance, which was why the army had been mobilized to greet him. It now seemed he had overestimated things a little.

Speaking of Wakanda’s intelligence agency, Blaine couldn’t help but form a comparison in his mind.

Many people knew that Wakanda possessed the rare metal Vibranium, high-tech weapons, and an advanced education system. Vibranium and weapons aside, Wakanda’s level of education alone was absolutely top-tier—among the best in the world, even on Earth.

Wakanda’s main languages were Wakandan, Hausa (one of Africa’s three major languages), and Yoruba from West Africa.

This advanced education system didn’t just make them fluent in African languages, but also in many European and American languages, and more. Most Wakandans could speak several of them fluently.

There was even a saying in the Marvel universe: if Wakanda weren’t so closed off, the people of Wakanda would have friends all over the world.

Beyond language, their education was so advanced that their medical technology could solve global problems—maybe even cancer could be cured. (Perhaps if Deadpool had come here earlier, nothing that followed would have happened.) From this alone, one could glimpse just how profound Wakanda’s educational level truly was.

These factors made Wakanda’s military strength among the best in the world, with powerful land, sea, and air forces.

Yes, that’s right—land, sea, and air. If you thought there was no deep sea in the African rainforest and wondered where the navy came from, then you’d be sorely mistaken.

In reality, Wakanda wasn’t only advanced in military and education. At the same time, it also possessed an intelligence agency that answered solely to T’Challa. According to Blaine’s understanding of Wakanda from the Marvel storyline, this intelligence organization was even more formidable than the United States’ C.I.A.